CN103979477A - Dispenser for beverages including juices, and mixing chamber thereof - Google Patents

Dispenser for beverages including juices, and mixing chamber thereof Download PDF

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CN103979477A
CN103979477A CN201410198062.8A CN201410198062A CN103979477A CN 103979477 A CN103979477 A CN 103979477A CN 201410198062 A CN201410198062 A CN 201410198062A CN 103979477 A CN103979477 A CN 103979477A
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埃德温·彼得鲁斯·伊丽莎白·范奥普斯塔尔
亚瑟·G·鲁迪克
马克·安德鲁·威尔科克
安德鲁·齐普辛
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Abstract

A beverage dispenser for combining a number of micro-ingredients, one or more macro-ingredients, and one or more water streams, and a mixer for a number of ingredients and water streams are provided. The mixer comprises a mixing chamber; a water entry leading to the mixing chamber; an ingredient entry leading to the mixing chamber; the mixing chamber comprising a top concave section leading to a bottom narrowed section; and an agitator positioned within the mixing chamber; the agitator comprising a top convex section leading to a bottom narrowed section.

Description

Be used for mixing distributor and the blending box thereof of the beverage that comprises fruit juice
The present patent application is the applicant in the divisional application that on June 17th, 2008 submits to, application number is 200880024398.5, denomination of invention is the patent application of " for mixing distributor and the blending box thereof of the beverage that comprises fruit juice ".
Technical field
The application relates generally to a kind of beverage dispenser, and relates more specifically to a kind of juice dispenser or can selectively distribute as required the beverage dispenser of any other type of various beverages.
Background of invention
The U.S. Patent No. 4,753,370 of owning together relates to " three mixing and dispensing system (Tri-Mix Sugar Based Dispensing System) based on sugar ".This patent has been described a kind of beverage dispensing system that highly concentrated seasonings and sweetener and diluent are separated.This kind separates and allows to produce a large amount of beverage selections with several taste module and a kind of general sweetener.One of object of this patent is to allow beverage dispenser to provide and the wrapped bottled drink that can obtain on market or the as many beverage of tinned drink.
But these separating technologies are not generally also applied to juice dispenser.Exactly, juice dispenser is usually being stored in fruit juice concentrates in distributing box and from having one (1) between the product of its distribution to one (1) correspondence.Therefore,, in view of the essentiality of the effective storage space for enrichedmaterial, customer generally only to select from the product of small number relatively.Therefore,, for the different product of wide region is provided, conventional juice dispenser requires large coverage zone.
Be that last a bite fruit juice in cup may not be mixed rightly about another problem of known juice dispenser, to such an extent as to may leave undiluted enrichedmaterial at a gulp.This problem may be caused by the inadequate stirring of the fruit juice concentrates of viscosity.Result is often taste beastly and beverage unsatisfactory.
Therefore, have for the needs of improved beverage dispenser of different beverages that can hold wide region.Preferably, beverage dispenser can provide the product based on fruit juice of wide region or the beverage of other type in the coverage zone of reasonable size.And the beverage being provided by beverage dispenser will be mixed thoroughly rightly.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the invention describes a kind of for combining the beverage dispenser of multiple micro-composition, one or more macrocomponents and one or more current.This beverage dispenser can comprise for multiple micro-composition and water are mixed into micro-become shunting micro-blending box and for micro-one-tenth shunting, macrocomponent and water being mixed into the grand blending box of mix flow.
Current can comprise freshet or carbonated water flow.Beverage dispenser can comprise carbonated water passage, and this carbonated water channel location is below the grand blending box for hybrid combining stream and carbonated water flow.Macrocomponent can comprise HFCS stream.Beverage dispenser can comprise HFCS metering system, to HFCS stream is transported to grand blending box.Macrocomponent can comprise one or more macrocomponent stream.Beverage dispenser can comprise one or more macrocomponent pumps, to macrocomponent stream is transported to grand blending box.Micro-composition can comprise one or more micro-one-tenth shuntings.Beverage dispenser can comprise one or more micro-one-tenth wheel cylinders, to micro-one-tenth shunting is transported to micro-blending box.
Micro-blending box can comprise the micro-aquaporin communicating with current and the multiple micro-one-tenth subchannel communicating with micro-aquaporin.Micro-blending box can comprise the displacement membrane being positioned between micro-one-tenth subchannel and micro-aquaporin.Micro-blending box can comprise the check valve being positioned between micro-one-tenth subchannel and micro-aquaporin.
Grand blending box can comprise multiple macrocomponent passages and micro-one-tenth split channel.Each in macrocomponent passage can comprise the boiler check valve being located thereon.Grand blending box can comprise the mixer being positioned at wherein.This mixer can be by about 500rpm to about 1500rpm rotation, to produce therein centnifugal force.This mixer and grand blending box can have inverted cone shape.
The application has also described a kind of blending box for multiple micro-composition.This blending box can comprise: multiple micro-one-tenth subchannels, and it leads to into branch pipe; Aquaporin; Valve, it is positioned at between branch pipe and aquaporin; And fluid displacement apparatus, it is positioned at in branch pipe, so as by micro-composition pumping by valve and enter aquaporin.
Fluid displacement apparatus can comprise pneumatic membrane.This pneumatic membrane can comprise elastomeric material.Blending box can also comprise the compressed air source communicating with pneumatic membrane.This pneumatic membrane expands to promote multiple micro-composition by valve and shrink so that hold-off valve is in the close position.This valve can comprise check valve.This check valve can comprise one-way membrane valve.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of beverage dispenser described herein.
Fig. 2 can be used in water metering system in the beverage dispenser of Fig. 1 and the schematic diagram of carbonated water metering system.
Fig. 3 A is the schematic diagram that can be used in the HFCS metering system in the beverage dispenser of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 B is the schematic diagram that can be used in the selectable HFCS metering system in the beverage dispenser of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 A can be used in that macrocomponent in the beverage dispenser of Fig. 1 stores and the schematic diagram of metering system.
Fig. 4 B can be used in that macrocomponent in the beverage dispenser of Fig. 1 stores and the schematic diagram of metering system.
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram that can be used in the micro-composition blending box in the beverage dispenser of Fig. 1.
Fig. 6 is the front elevation of micro-composition blending box of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is the section drawing of micro-composition blending box of obtaining along the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is the section drawing of micro-composition blending box of obtaining along the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.
Fig. 9 is the section drawing of micro-composition blending box of obtaining along the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.
Figure 10 A is the transparent view that can be used in the mixing module in the beverage dispenser of Fig. 1.
Figure 10 B is the other transparent view of the mixing module of Figure 10 A.
Figure 10 C is the top view of the mixing module of Figure 10 A.
Figure 11 is the side cross-sectional, view of the mixing module obtained along the line 11-11 of Figure 10 C.
Figure 12 is the side cross-sectional, view of the mixing module obtained along the line 12-12 of Figure 10 C.
Figure 13 is the other side cross-sectional, view of the mixing module obtained along the line 13-13 of Figure 10 B.
Figure 14 is the amplification of the base section of Figure 12.
Figure 15 is the side cross-sectional, view with mixing module and the nozzle of the Figure 14 shown in transparent view.
Figure 16 is the transparent view that can be used in the flush diverter in the beverage dispenser of Fig. 1.
Figure 17 is the side cross-sectional, view of the flush diverter that obtains along the line 17-17 of Figure 16.
Figure 18 is the side cross-sectional, view of the flush diverter that obtains along the line 17-17 of Figure 16.
Figure 19 is the side cross-sectional, view of the flush diverter that obtains along the line 17-17 of Figure 16.
Figure 20 is the side cross-sectional, view of the flush diverter that obtains along the line 17-17 of Figure 16.
Figure 21 A-21C is the schematic diagram that shows the operation of flush diverter.
Figure 22 is the schematic diagram that can be used in the clean-in-place system in the beverage dispenser of Fig. 1.
Figure 23 is the side cross-sectional, view that can be used in the clean-in-place lid in the clean-in-place system of Figure 22.
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Referring now to accompanying drawing, wherein run through multiple views, similarly numeral refers to similar element, and Fig. 1 shows the schematic diagram of beverage dispenser 100 described herein.Those parts that can be positioned at cold chamber 110 of beverage dispenser 100 are displayed on dotted line, but not freezing component part is displayed on dotted line outside.Can use other refrigeration configurations here.
Distributing box 100 can use any amount of heterogeneity.By way of example, distributing box 100 can use the fresh water 120 (hydrostatic or non-carbonated water) from water source 130; From the carbonated water 140 (carbonator 150 and other element can be positioned in cooling vessel 160) of the carbonator 150 communicating with water source 130; From the multiple macrocomponent 170 in multiple macrocomponents source 180; And from multiple micro-composition 190 in multiple micro-compositions source 200.Here can use the composition of other type.
Usually describe, macrocomponent 170 has the recovery ratio (reconstitution ratio) of scope from full concentration (not diluting) to about six (6) to one (1) (but being generally less than about ten (10) to one (1)).Macrocomponent 170 can comprise the composition of fruit juice concentrates, syrup, HFCS (" high-fructose corn syrup "), concentrated extract, puree or similar type.Other composition can comprise dairy products, soybean, rice enrichedmaterial.Similarly, macrocomponent basic product can comprise sweetener and seasonings, acid and other common ingredients.Fruit juice concentrates and dairy products usually require freezing.Sugar, HFCS or other macrocomponent basic product generally can be stored in the conventional bag-in-box container (bag-in-box container) that is away from distributing box 100.The range of viscosities of macrocomponent can be from about one (1) centipoise to about 10,000 centipoises, and usually more than 100 centipoises.
Micro-composition 190 can have scope from about ten (10) to one (1) and higher recovery ratio.Particularly, a lot of micro-compositions 190 can have at 50:1 to the recovery ratio in 300:1 or higher scope.The range of viscosities of micro-composition 190 is usually from about one (1) centipoise to about six (6) about centipoises, but range from then on.The example of micro-composition 190 comprises natural or artificial flavoring; Flavor additives; Natural or artificial color; Artificial sweetener (efficient or other); Be used for controlling acid, the additive of for example citric acid or potassium citrate; Functional additive is such as vitamin, mineral matter, herbal medicine extract, nutriment; And OTC (or other) medicine is such as pseudoephedrine, acetaminophen; And the material of similar type.The alcohol of various kinds can be used as micro-composition or macrocomponent.Micro-composition 190 can be liquid, gas or powder type (and/or its combination, be included in medium, comprise soluble in water, organic solvent and oil and suspend composition).Micro-composition 190 may require or may not require freezingly, and therefore can be positioned in distributing box 100.Also can use and distribute on-beverage material by similar mode, such as pigment, mould, oil, cosmetics etc.
Water 120, carbonated water 140, macrocomponent 170 (comprising HFCS) and micro-composition 190 can be pumped into mixing module 210 and nozzle 220 from they different sources 130,150,180,200, as will be described in more detail.Every kind of composition must be provided to mixing module 210 with correct ratio and/or amount conventionally.
Water 140 can be transported to mixing orifice 210 from water source 130 via water metering system 230, and carbonated water 140 is transported to nozzle 220 via carbonated water metering system 240 from carbonator 150.As shown in Figure 2, can first pass through pressure regulator 250 from the water 120 at water source 130.Pressure regulator 250 can be conventional design.Water 120 from water source 130 will be regulated or boosted to suitable pressure by pressure regulator 250.Water is subsequently through cooling vessel 160.Cooling vessel 160 can be for wherein there being the water-bath of the mechanical refrigeration of ice cube.Water line 260 is through subcooler 160, to chill the water to the temperature of wanting.Can use other cooling method and device here.
Water flow to water metering system 230 subsequently.Water metering system 230 comprises flow counter 270 and proportional control valve 280.Flow counter 270 comparative example control cock 280 provide feedback, and also can survey without flow status.Flow counter 270 can be the conventional gauging device of paddle wheel device (paddle wheel device), turbine apparatus, gear meter or any type.Flow counter 270 can be as accurate as about 2.5% with interior left and right.The flow velocity of about 88.5 milliliters per second can be used, but any other flow velocity can be used herein.The Pressure Drop of crossing over cooling vessel 160, flow counter 270 and proportional control valve 280 should be relatively low, to keep the flow velocity of wanting.
Proportional control valve 280 guarantees that water 120 is provided to mixing module 210 and nozzle 220 to carbonated water 140 with correct ratio, and/or guarantees that correct flow velocity is provided to mixing module 210 and nozzle 220.Proportional control valve can be via the control setup operation of pulse width modulation, variable orifice or other general type.Proportional control valve 280 should be oriented in fact close to mixing orifice 210, to keep accurate ratio.
Similarly, carbonator 150 can be connected to gas cylinder 290.Gas cylinder 290 usually comprises carbon dioxide pressurized or similar gas.Water 120 in cooling vessel 160 can be pumped into carbonator 150 by water pump 300.Water pump 300 can be conventional design, and can comprise the design of blade-type pump and similar type.Water 120 by conventional equipment by carbonating to becoming carbonated water 140.Water 120 can be cooled so that carbonization best before entering carbonator 150.
Carbonated water 140 can be transmitted and enter carbonated water metering system 240 via carbonated water circuit 310 subsequently.Valve 315 on carbonated water circuit 310 can open and close flowing of carbonated water.Carbonated water metering system 240 also can comprise flow counter 320 and proportional control valve 330.Carbonated water flow meter 320 can be similar to above-described fresh-water flow meter 270.Similarly, corresponding proportional control valve 280,330 can be similar.Proportional control valve 280 and flow counter 270 can be incorporated in single unit.Similarly, proportional control valve 330 and flow counter 320 can be incorporated in single unit.Proportional control valve 330 also should be positioned to as far as possible close to nozzle 220.This location can minimize the amount of carbonated water in carbonated water circuit 310, and has limited similarly the break chance of (carbonation breakout) of carbonating.The bubble producing because of carbonating loss may replace the water in circuit 310, and forces water to enter nozzle 220 to promote drippage.
One in above-described macrocomponent 170 comprises high-fructose corn syrup (" HFCS ") 340.This HFCS340 can be transported to mixing module 210 from HFCS source 350.As shown in Figure 3, HFCS source 350 can be the container of conventional bag-in-box container or similar type.HFCS is pumped from HFCS source 350 via pump 370.This pump 370 can be the conventional pumping installation of gas complementary pump or similar type.This HFCS source 350 can be positioned in distributing box 100 or be positioned to as a whole leave distributing box 100 1 segment distances.In the case of the other bag-in-box pump of needs (bag-in-box pump) 370, VM Vacuum Modulator 360 can be for guaranteeing the not superpressure of entrance of other bag-in-box pump 370.Leave in the distance of cooling vessel 160 according to HFCS source 350, other bag-in-box pump 370 also can be oriented to close to cooling vessel 160.HFCS circuit 390 can be through subcooler 160, so that HFCS340 is cooled to the temperature of wanting.
HFCS340 can pass HFCS metering system 380 subsequently.This HFCS metering system 380 can comprise flow counter 400 and proportional control valve 410.Flow counter 400 can be conventional flow counter described above or the U.S. Patent Application Serial Number No.11/777 that is entitled as " sensing flux device " and submits to together with the application that owns together, the flow counter of describing in 303.Flow counter 400 and proportional control valve 410 guarantee that HFCS340 is transported to mixing module 210 with the flow velocity of approximately wanting, and also survey without flow status.
Fig. 3 B shows the optional method that HFCS carries.This HFCS340 can be by being positioned proximal to HFCS source 350 bag-in-box pump 370 from 350 pumpings of HFCS source.The second pump 371 can be positioned proximal to distributing box 100 or be positioned in distributing box 100.The second pump 371 can be that positive-displacement pump is such as screw pump.The second pump 371 passes HFCS circuit 390 and passes cooling vessel 160 with accurate flow velocity pumping HFCS340, so that HFCS340 is cooled to the temperature of wanting.HFCS340 subsequently can be through the HFCS flow counter 401 that is similar to above-described flow counter.Flow counter 401 and positive-displacement pump 371 guarantee that HFCS340 is transported to mixing module 210 with the flow velocity of approximately wanting, and also survey without flow status.If positive-displacement pump 371 can provide the flow rate accuracy of enough degree, not from the feedback of flow counter 401, this system can be moved by the mode of " open loop " as a whole so.
Although Fig. 1 only shows single macrocomponent source 180, distributing box 100 can comprise any amount of macrocomponent 170 and macrocomponent source 180.In this example, can use eight (8) individual macrocomponent sources 180, but use any quantity here.Each macrocomponent source 180 can be the container of flexible bag or any general type.Each macrocomponent source 180 can be accommodated in macrocomponent pallet 420 or in similar mechanism or container.Although will be described in more detail below macrocomponent pallet 420, but Fig. 4 A shows the macrocomponent pallet 420 that holds macrocomponent source 180, this macrocomponent pallet 420 has negative accessory 430, to mate via the CIP adaptor union positive accessory 440 associated with same macrocomponent pump 450.(CIP adaptor union 960 as will be described in more detail).Can use the connecting device of other type here.Therefore, macrocomponent pallet 420 can make macrocomponent source 180 separate from macrocomponent pump 450 with CIP adaptor union, so that clean or replacing.Macrocomponent pallet 420 can be also removable.
Macrocomponent pump 450 can be screw pump, flexible-impeller pump (flexible impeller pump), peristaltic pump, the positive-displacement pump of other type or the device of similar type.Macrocomponent pump 450 can be with per second about one (1) to about 2.5% a series of macrocomponent 170 of accuracy rate pumping for the flow velocity of about about 60 (60) milliliters.Flow velocity can change to the absolutely flow velocity of (100%) from about (5%) 5 percent.Can use other flow velocity here.Macrocomponent pump 450 can be demarcated the characteristic for the macrocomponent 170 of particular type.Accessory 430,440 also can be exclusively used in the macrocomponent 170 of particular type.
Sensing flux device 470 can communicate with pump 450.Sensing flux device 470 can be with above-described those be similar.Sensing flux device 470 is guaranteed the correct flow velocity through wherein, and surveys without flow status.Macrocomponent circuit 480 can be connected with sensing flux device 470 pump 450 with mixing module 210.Described above, this system can be moved by the mode of " closed loop ", and in this case, sensing flux device 470 is measured the flow velocity of macrocomponent, and provides feedback to pump 450.If positive-displacement pump 450 can provide the flow rate accuracy of enough degree, not from the feedback of sensing flux device 470, this system can be moved by the mode of " open loop " so.What selectively, the macrocomponent source 181 of long range positioning can be shown in Fig. 4 B is connected to negative accessory 430 via pipeline 182.The macrocomponent source 181 of this long range positioning can be positioned in the outside of distributing box 100.
Distributing box 100 can also comprise any amount of micro-composition 190.In this example, can use 32 (32) individual micro-composition sources 200, but can use any quantity here.Micro-composition source 200 can be positioned in plastics or carboard to be conducive to processing, to store and to load.Each micro-composition source 200 can communicate with micro-one-tenth wheel cylinder 500.Micro-one-tenth wheel cylinder 500 can be positive-displacement pump, to very low dose of micro-composition 190 is accurately provided.Can use the device of similar type here, such as peristaltic pump, solenoid pump, piezoelectric pump and allied equipment.
Each micro-composition source 200 can communicate with micro-composition blending box 510 via micro-composition circuit 520.The use of micro-composition blending box 510 is shown in Figure 5.Micro-composition blending box 510 can communicate with auxiliary wateriine 540, and this auxiliary wateriine 540 guides a small amount of water 120 from water source 130.Water 120 flows into auxiliary wateriine 540 through pressure regulator 541 from source 130, and pressure can be lowered to about 10psi left and right in pressure regulator 541.Can use other pressure here.Water 120 continues to arrive water inlet passage 542 through water line 540, and continues subsequently through center water passage 605, and this center water passage 605 extends through micro-composition blending box 510.Each in micro-composition 190 is mixed with the water 120 in micro-composition blending box 510 center hydroecium 605.The compound of water and micro-composition leaves micro-composition blending box 510 via exit passageway 545, and sends to mixing module 210 via micro-composition circuit 550 and the close/open valve 547 of combination.Micro-composition blending box 510 also can communicate with dioxide bottle 290 via triple valve 555 and pneumatic access road 585, to as will be described in more detail micro-composition blending box 510 is pressurizeed and reduced pressure.
As Fig. 6-9 illustrate, micro-composition blending box 510 can be multilayer microfluidic device.Each micro-composition circuit 520 can communicate with micro-composition blending box 510 via the access road accessory 560 that leads to composition path 570.Composition path 570 can have the displacement membrane (displacement membrane) 580 communicating with pneumatic channel 590 and lead to center water passage 605 and the one-way membrane valve 600 of micro-composition circuit 550 of combination.Displacement membrane 580 can be made up of elastic membrane.Film 580 can play the effect of back pressure abatement device (backpressure reduction device), because it can reduce the pressure in one-way membrane valve 600.Back pressure in one-way membrane valve 600 can cause the leakage of micro-composition 190 through valve 600.One-way membrane valve 600 generally remains closed, unless preferred direction is mobile through composition path 570 for micro-composition 190.Whole displacement membrane 580 and one-way membrane valve 600 can be made up of a shared film.
Distributing while starting, close/open valve 547 is opened, and water 120 can start with low flow velocity but high linear speed flows into micro-blending box 510.For example, flow velocity can be about one (1) milliliter per second.Can use other flow velocity here.Then micro-one-tenth wheel cylinder 500 can start micro-composition 190 that pumping is wanted.As shown in Figure 8, pump action is opened one-way membrane valve 600, and composition 190 is assigned with and enters center water passage 605.Micro-composition 190 flow to mixing module 210 together with water 120, and micro-composition 190 and water 120 can produce final products in these mixing module 210 combinations.
In the time distributing end, micro-one-tenth wheel cylinder 500 can stop subsequently, but water 120 continues to flow into micro-composition mixer 510.Now, pneumatic channel 590 can be via triple valve 555 alternation between pressurized state and decompression state.As shown in Figure 9, when when pressurization, film 580 deflections and make any other micro-composition 190 enter center water passage 605 from 570 displacements of composition path.In the time of decompression, film 580 turns back to its initial position and aspirate slight underpressure in composition path 570.This vacuum can guarantee not exist residual backpressure in one-way membrane valve 600.This contributes to guarantee that valve 600 remains closed, to prevent through carrying out or micro-composition seepage wherein.After distribution finishes, water is carried to shifted out micro-composition 190 through flowing of micro-composition mixer 510 micro-composition circuit 550 and the mixing module 210 of combination.
After distribution finishes, the micro-composition shifting out can be divided to gargle pipe subsequently, as a part (this will be discussed in more detail below) for post-dispense flush cycle.After post-dispense flush cycle completes, valve 547 closures, and center water passage 605 is pressurized according to arranging of regulating control 541.This pressure keeps film valve 600 tight closure.
Figure 10 A-13 has shown mixing module 210, below wherein nozzle 220 is positioned at.Mixing module 210 can have the multiple macrocomponent access roades 610 as a part for macrocomponent manifold 615.Macrocomponent access road 610 can hold macrocomponent 170, comprises HFCS340.Although show nine (9) individual macrocomponent access roades 610, can use any amount of passage 610.Each macrocomponent passage 610 can pass through duckbill valve 630 closures.Can use boiler check valve, check valve or the seal valve of other type here.Duckbill valve 630 prevents the backflow of composition 170,190,340 and water 120.Eight (8) individual passages 610 are used for HFCS340 for macrocomponent and one (1) individual passage.The micro-composition access road 640 communicating with micro-composition circuit 550 of combination can enter via duckbill valve 630 top of blending box 690.
The carbonated water access road 660 that mixing module 210 comprises water inlet passage 650 and locates about nozzle 220.Water inlet passage 650 can comprise the seal valve of multiple water duckbill valves 670 or similar type.Water inlet passage 650 can lead to annular water chamber 680, and this annular water chamber 680 will be around mixer axostylus axostyle (mixer shaft) (it below will described in more detail).Annular water chamber 680 is the top fluid communication with blending box 690 via five (5) individual water duckbill valves 670.Water duckbill valves 670 is about the interior diameter location of locular wall, so that the water 120 of leaving water duckbill valve 670 is broken through other all composition duckbill valves 630.This guarantees will appropriate mixing to occur and will appropriate cleaning occur in flush cycle in distribution circulation.Can use the distribution device of other type here.
Mixer 700 can be positioned in blending box 690.Mixer 700 can be the mixer being driven by motor/gear combination 710.This motor/gear combination 710 can comprise the actuating device of DC electrical motor, gear reduction box or other general type.According to the character of mixed composition, mixer 700 is usually to rotate to the speed changing in the scope of about 1500rpm at about 500rpm, to provide actv. to mix.Can use other speed here.Mixer 700 can combine the composition of different viscosities and amount up hill and dale, there is no excessive foam to produce the compound of homogeneous.The volume reducing of blending box 690 provides more directly and distributes.The diameter of blending box 690 can be determined by the quantity of spendable macrocomponent 170.As the following will discuss, the internal volume of blending box 690 is also held minimum value, to reduce the loss of composition in the process of flush cycle.Because the centnifugal force in the process of flush cycle in the time that mixer 700 moves, so blending box 690 and mixer 700 can be cardinal principle onion shape, to fluid is remained on wherein.Therefore, blending box 690 minimizes the volume that rinses needed water.
Shown in Figure 14 and Figure 15, carbonated water entrance 660 can lead to be positioned at nozzle 220 directly over and the annular carbonated water chamber 720 of the below of blending box 690.720 of annular carbonated water chamber can be led to flow deflector 730 via multiple vertical-paths 735.Flow deflector 730 enters carbonated water flow guiding the water of mixing and becomes shunting, to improve further mixing.Can use the distribution device of other type here.Nozzle 220 itself can have the multiple outlets 740 and the baffle plate 745 that are positioned at wherein.Baffle plate 745 can make leaving that after mixer 700, may to have the rheology of rotative component straight.Should be to look attractive along the stream of nozzle 220.
Therefore macrocomponent 170 (comprising HFCS340), micro-composition 190 and water 140 can mix via mixer 700 in blending box 690.Subsequently, carbonated water 140 sprays into and is mixed into shunting via flow deflector 730.In the time that stream continues to flow down from nozzle 220, mix and continue.
After being assigned, pumping stops for the composition 120,140,170,190,340 of final beverage, and water flushing blending box 690, and mixer 700 is opened simultaneously.Mixer 700 can move approximately three (3) to approximately five (5) seconds by about 1500rpm, and can travel forward and counter motion between alternation (being called as wobbling action), clean to strengthen.According to the character of last beverage, can use other speed and time here.According to beverage, in each flushing, can use the water of about 30 (30) milliliters.In the time that mixer 700 moves, sparge water will remain in blending box 690 due to centnifugal force.Once mixer is closed, blending box 690 will discharge.Therefore, rinse and prevented from widely taking a kind of beverage out of from a kind of beverage.
Figure 16 has shown flush diverter 750 to Figure 20.This flush diverter 750 can be located about nozzle 220.As schematically shown in Figure 21 A-21C, flush diverter 750 can have allocation model 760, rinse mode 770 and clean-in-place mode 7 80.Flush diverter 750 is handled between allocation model 760 and rinse mode 770.Subsequently, in clean-in-place mode 7 80, removable flush diverter 750.
Flush diverter 750 can comprise discharge plate 790, and this discharge plate leads to external drain 800.Discharge plate 790 is angled, flows to impel towards gargle pipe 800.Discharge plate 790 comprises the dispense aperture 830 being positioned at wherein.Dispense aperture 830 has upwards angled edge 840, to make the sprinkling minimum from nozzle 220.
Discharge plate 790 has dispense path 810 and flush path 820.Separation pig 850 can be separated dispense path 810 from flush path 820.The chance minimum that separation pig 850 may be gone out from dispense aperture 830 some sparge waters.Flush diverter Hd 860 can be positioned at discharge plate 790 tops.The nozzle casing 870 that can be connected to nozzle 220 is sized to can be in the interior manipulation of the lid aperture of lid 860 880.Nozzle casing 870 also can make any sprinkling minimum from nozzle 220.
Flush diverter 750 can be positioned in flush diverter carrier 890.This flush diverter carrier 890 comprises the carrier opening 831 that can aim at nozzle 220.This flush diverter 750 can be handled rotationally by the flush diverter motor 900 being connected with multiple gears 911 (the vertical axis pivot around the line of centers of gargle pipe 800 rotates).Flush diverter motor 900 can be the device of DC gear motor or similar type.Gear 911 can be one group of finishing bevel gear cuter in tooth bar and gear configurations or the device of similar type.Flush diverter 750 can be in the interior rotation of carrier 890, and carrier 890 can keep static simultaneously.As shown in Figure 19, flush diverter carrier 890 also can be rotated around multiple hinge-point 910 pivots, and multiple hinge-points 910 are connected to the framework of distributing box, to be provided for the horizontal axis of the rotation of carrier 890.In allocation model and rinse mode, carrier 890 can be level in fact.In clean-in-place pattern, carrier 890 can be vertical in fact.In allocation model and rinse mode, carrier opening 831 is aimed at nozzle 220.
As shown in Figure 18, flush diverter 750 can rest in rinse mode 770, starts, to catch the spuious drop from nozzle 220 until distribute.As shown in Figure 17, really start once distribute, flush diverter 750 moves, so that aim at dispense path 810 and dispense aperture 830 with the nozzle 220 of nozzle casing 870.Therefore beverage has clog-free path in flush diverter 750 and carrier 890.After distributing, flush diverter 750 remains on this position and reaches several seconds, to allow mixing module 210 to discharge.Then, flush diverter 750 turns back to rinse mode 770.Particularly, nozzle 220 can be positioned in flush path 820 tops now.Then, flush fluid can arrive gargle pipe 800 through nozzle 220 and through discharge plate 790, to rinse blending box 210 and nozzle 220, and any the taking out of in ensuing beverage is minimized.Gargle pipe 800 can be selected path, and flush fluid can not be seen.
In clean-in-place mode 7 80, as shown in Figure 19, flush diverter 750 and flush diverter carrier 890 can be rotated around hinge-point 910 pivots.This allows to approach nozzle 220 so that clean.Similarly, as shown in Figure 20, can remove flush diverter 750 so that clean from flush diverter carrier 890.
Distributing box 100 can also comprise clean-in-place system 950.This clean-in-place system 950 is with the basis be scheduled to and/or clean as required and the parts of the distributing box 100 of sterilizing.
As schematically shown in Figure 22, clean-in-place system 950 can communicate with distributing box 100 via two positions on the whole: clean-in-place adaptor union 960 and clean-in-place lid 970.Clean-in-place adaptor union 960 can be connected to distributing box 100 near macrocomponent source 180.Clean-in-place adaptor union 960 can move as the connecting device of triple valve or similar type.In the time of needs, this clean-in-place lid 970 can be connected to nozzle 220.As shown in Figure 23, this clean-in-place lid 970 can be two-part construction, makes in its closed mode, and clean-in-place lid 970 makes cleaning fluid circulation through nozzle 220 and distributing box 100.Open in pattern at it, clean-in-place lid 970 makes cleaning fluid shunt from nozzle 220, to drain any remaining fluid from lid 970.
This clean-in-place system 950 can use the one or more of cleaning chemistry product 980 that are positioned in cleaning chemistry product source 990.Cleaning chemistry product 980 can comprise hot water, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and analogue.Cleaning chemistry product source 990 can comprise multiple modules that the safety for cleaning chemistry product 980 are provided loads and removes.These modules are guaranteed installation correct together with pump described below and correct sealing.Clean-in-place system 950 can also comprise one or more sterilization chemical 1000.Sterilization chemical 1000 can comprise the chemical of phosphoric acid, citric acid and similar type.Sterilization chemical 1000 can be positioned in one or more sterilization chemical source 1010.These cleaning chemistry product 980 and sterilization chemical 1000 can be connected to clean-in-place manifold 1020 via one or more clean-in-place pumps 1030.This clean-in-place pump 1030 can be conventional design, and can comprise the device of single action piston pump, peristaltic pump and similar type.This cleaning chemistry product source 990 and sterilization chemical source 1010 can have the special connection of leading to clean-in-place manifold 1020.
Temperature booster 1040 can be positioned in the inside of manifold 1020.(selectively, temperature booster 1040 can be positioned in the outside of manifold 1020.) temperature booster 1040 adds flow of heated fluid in the time that fluid stream passes therethrough.Manifold 1020 can have one or more aperture 1050 and one or more sensor 1060.Aperture 1050 provides earth pressure release for clean-in-place system 950 entirety, and can be for air intake is provided in discharge process.Sensor 1060 guarantees that fluid is just from wherein flowing through and can surveying without flow status.The all right monitor temperature of sensor 1060, pressure, conductance, pH and any other variable.Exceed expectation value any variation in addition and can be used as the mistake in entirety instruction distributing box 100.
Thereby clean-in-place system 950 provides the loop from clean-in-place manifold 1020 (it comprises temperature booster 1040) to valve manifold 971.Valve manifold 971 is guided to gargle pipe 801 by stream or is guided to CIP adaptor union 960, process macrocomponent pump 450, process mixing module 210, process nozzle 220, process clean-in-place lid 970, process CIP recycle circuit 1065 and turn back to clean-in-place manifold 1020.Can use other path here.Some or all in module can be synchronously cleaned.
Initially, flush diverter 750 is in flush position, and distributing box 100 is configured to substantially as shown in fig. 1.For cleaning and disinfection distributing box 100, first step is to rinse macrocomponent 170.As shown in Figure 4, by negative accessory 430 is separated and macrocomponent source 180 is separated from system from positive accessory 440.This completes by activating CIP adaptor union 960.The actuating of CIP adaptor union 960 is also connected to macrocomponent pump 450 by CIP module 950.Water source 130 is opened by valve manifold 971 subsequently, and macrocomponent pump 450 is opened.Therefore water flow through CIP adaptor union 960, through pump 450 and mixing module 210 from clean-in-place system 950.Water is flushed to gargle pipe 800 via flush diverter 750 subsequently.After macrocomponent 190 has been cleaned, water and pump 450 stop, and flush diverter 750 subsequently downwards pivot rotate and enter CIP position, and clean-in-place lid 970 is connected to nozzle 220.Valve 1066 in CIP recycle circuit 1065 is opened, to allow the fluid communication path between mixing module 210 and clean-in-place manifold 1020.Clean-in-place lid 970 is captured the fluid that may leave nozzle 220, and selects circuit to make it arrive CIP recycle circuit 1065 through carbonated water passage 660, and this CIP recycle circuit 1065 leads to clean-in-place manifold 1020.Then, flush diverter 750 can be removed so that clean.Now, distributing box 100 is configured to substantially as shown in Figure 22.
Following step is by making hot water circulation rinse more up hill and dale the resistates from the macrocomponent 170 of system through system.Water source 130 is again opened subsequently in the time that macrocomponent pump 450 keeps present situation.Air in system can be discharged via the aperture associated with clean-in-place manifold 1,020 1050 subsequently.Water source 130 can be closed subsequently, once and system be ready to, gargle pipe 801 can be closed.In the time that temperature booster 1040 keeps present situation, macrocomponent pump 450 is opened again, to make hot water circulation through distributing box 100.Once hot water is recycled, gargle pipe 801 can be opened, and water source 130 opens again, to make cold water circulation through distributing box 100, thereby changes the hot water of the residuum that comprises macrocomponent 170 with fresh cold water.
In a similar fashion, cleaning chemistry product 980 can be introduced into distributing box 100 and be recycled, be heated and replaced with cold water.Sterilization chemical 1000 can be introduced into equally, is recycled, is heated and replaced with cold water.Clean-in-place lid 970 can be removed, and macrocomponent source 180 subsequently can be by making CIP adaptor union 960 go to activate the system that is connected to.The actuating of going of CIP adaptor union 960 also makes CIP module 950 separate from macrocomponent pump 450.Valve 1066 closures in CIP recycle circuit 1065, to interrupt the fluid communication between mixing module 210 and clean-in-place manifold 1020.Flush diverter 750 can be replaced and pivoted into flush/dispense position subsequently.Distributing box 100 is configured to substantially as shown in fig. 1 again.Beverage lines can be provided with composition subsequently, and distributes and can again start.Can use the cleaning procedure of other type here.
According to the character of the composition using, the interval between clean cycle and decontamination cycle can be different.Therefore, cleaning procedure described herein only need to be implemented in some beverage lines instead of all.

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1. for a mixer for Multiple components and current, this mixer comprises:
One blending box;
Lead to a water inlet of described blending box;
One that leads to described blending box becomes subentry;
Described blending box comprises a top depressed part that leads to end contraction flow region; With
Be positioned at the mixer in described blending box;
Described mixer comprises a top lug boss that leads to end contraction flow region.
2. mixer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described water inlet comprises an annular water chamber.
3. mixer as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described annular water chamber is arranged on around described one-tenth subentry.
4. mixer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described one-tenth subentry comprises and is arranged on described blending box multiple one-tenth subchannels around.
5. mixer as claimed in claim 4, wherein, described multiple one-tenth subchannels comprise valve last time being located thereon.
6. mixer as claimed in claim 4, wherein, described multiple one-tenth subchannels comprise multiple macrocomponent passages with one micro-become subchannel.
7. mixer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described mixer comprises at least about 500rpm to produce centnifugal force therein.
8. mixer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described mixer comprises variable speed stirrer.
9. mixer as claimed in claim 1, also comprises the carbonated water entrance being arranged on below described mixer.
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